The competition is brutal. The truth may be worse.In the aftermath of genetic experiments that nearly destroyed humanity, the future rests in the hands of an artificial intelligence named Calista. Her mission is simple—rebuild the population—but her methods are anything but.Wonder is her testing ground—a holoroom training center where elite candidates are pushed to their limits, shaped for roles they don't fully understand. Seventeen-year-old Carter Simms believes he's been chosen to discover his place in this new civilization. What he doesn't know is Calista has a far more important—and dangerous—purpose in mind.Failure in Wonder means exile to Oblivion, a frozen wasteland where life is measured in days. Success means surviving tests that grow more brutal, more invasive, and more revealing. The only thing keeping Carter grounded is his best friend, who's competing beside him… until the secrets behind Wonder begin to tear them apart.As Carter digs for answers, he uncovers truths too dark to ignore—and too dangerous to expose. His search sends him spiraling down the rankings, inching him closer to exile and forcing him toward an impossible choice: accept the lies that shape his world, or risk losing everything to know the truth.
